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09:52:00 Faulkner, Sen John Senator FAULKNER NSW ALP 0 —Senator Newman's three-year record as Minister for Social Security and then as Minister for Family and Community Services is a very sorry record indeed. The implementation of Centrelink has been a shambolic mess. Last week's Ombudsman's report
underlines that. The

12:32:00 Brown, Sen Bob Senator BROWN TAS AG 0 —The Greens oppose this legislation. There could be no more telling damnation of
this legislation than the transcript of Meet the Press , on which a number of journalists interviewed Senator Alston, the minister responsible, just this last weekend. Let

09:45:00 Brown, Sen Bob Senator BROWN TAS AG 0 —It is such a pity that there were only three members of the government in the chamber to listen to Senator Lundy's talk, which comprehensively covered the field of argument as to why Telstra should remain in public hands and not

Goods and Services Tax: Compensation Lees, Sen Meg Senator LEES SA AD 0 —My question is also to Senator Newman, the Minister for Family and Community Services. I ask the minister: is she prepared to listen to the 15 leading church and welfare groups who have, with one strong and

09:52:00 Schacht, Sen Chris Senator SCHACHT SA ALP 0 —by leave—I move: (1) Clause 5, page 3 (after line 16), after the definition of loading , insert: local cargo means cargo that is consigned from a port in Australia to another port in Australia, other than cargo that is consigned,

12:52:00 Brown, Sen Bob Senator BROWN TAS AG 0 —Senator Harris deserves a response to that. He obviously feels keenly about the matter, and it is an important one. I have just looked at the Tasmanian Regional Forest Agreement. As far as I can see, there is no mention of

Defence Property Sales Senator COLSTON —My question is directed to the minister representing the Minister for Defence. I remind the minister that, in her answer to a recent question from Senator Troeth, she indicated that in the second half of this year parts of the Laverton base would be marketed

Senator MICHAEL BAUME (New South Wales) —I give notice that, on the next day of sitting, I shall move: That the Senate— (a) notes: (i) the statement by the Member for Holt (Mr Evans), when Leader of the Government in the Senate, that Senator Baume was on a `fishing, trawling,

Senator BARTLETT (Queensland) (10.37 a.m.) —I recognise the pressure of business at this time of year but I believe this is an issue of great importance. As has been clear from the contributions to date, it is an issue of particular significance for farmers in Queensland. It is certainly an

15:08:00 Abetz, Sen Eric Senator ABETZ Tas LP 0 —It is quite clear that there is very real embarrassment, especially among Labor senators from Tasmania, given that the regional forest agreement legislation will be before the Senate today and during the course of this week. What this, of course, has

Senator BROWN (Tasmania) (3.08 p.m.) —Senator Margetts has cogently put the case for the minister— Senator Ferguson —You may as well sit down then. Senator Patterson interjecting — Senator BROWN —The members opposite, including Senator Ferguson and Senator Patterson, think this is a joke. But the Australian public that are

15:18:00 Murphy, Sen Shayne Senator MURPHY TAS ALP 0 —The price of petrol under the GST is the price that the poor old pensioners and the mums and dads who live in the country, versus the city, will have to pay. That is what the question was about. It was

15:18:00 Abetz, Sen Eric Senator ABETZ Tas LP 0 —I am delighted that today's question time and this debate of taking note of answers is being broadcast, because it will bring home to the Australian people that the Labor Party—those who would pretend to be the alternate government of this

Senator KERNOT (Queensland— Leader of the Australian Democrats) (10.41 a.m.) —This week has been important in terms of the accountability debate and it has been interesting to observe the processes of this coalition government when it comes to making appointments. I want to put on the record that no-one is

Senator CONROY (Victoria) (11.19 a.m.) —It is for good reason that Labor will vote against the sale of Telstra. It is for good reason that Labor supports the findings of the majority report of the Telstra inquiry. The findings included that Telstra should remain in full public ownership so that